Gun-sight.



J. R. STEWART.

GUN SIGHT.

APPLICATION FILED DEG.17, 1913.

Patented Apr.21, 1914.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES REN WICK STEWART, OF TACOMA, WASHINGTON.

GUN-SIGHT.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, James R. STEWART, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Tacoma, in the county of Pierce and State of lVashington, have invented a new and Improved Gun-Sight, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in sights for firearms, and has reference more particularly to front sights.

An object thereof is to provide a simple, inexpensive and eflicient sight of strong construction and contrasting colors, whereby the sight can be used etficiently under different flight conditions.

. A further object of the invention is to make a perfect connection between the bead and the support for the same so that the vibration of the gun barrel, caused by the dis charge of the gun, or any other rough hard usage, will not dislodge the bead from the support.

I obtain the above objects by making a gun sight the support of which is provided with a V-shaped groove into which fits a V- shaped extension of the bead and whereto the same is connected by soldering, or otherwise fastening the bead to the support.

The invention consists of the construction and combination of parts to be more fully described hereinafter and fully set forth in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which like characters indicate corresponding parts in all the views and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of my bead; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the support for the same, with the V-shaped groove; Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the support through the V-shaped groove 011 line 38, Fig. 4; Fig. 4 is a section on line 4t-4, Fig. 8; Fig. 5 is a transverse section of the support, similar to Fig. 3, with the bead soldered thereto; Fig. 6 is a side view of the upper portion of the gun sight; and Fig. 7 is a plan view of the same.

Referring to the drawings, 8 represents the base of thesupport of the gun sight, which is made to fit the barrel of the firearm. The said base is provided with an extension 9 transverse thereto and integral therewith and adapted to be positioned in the longitudinal axis of the barrel of the firearm. The upper portion of said exten- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 17, 1913.

Patented Apr. 21, 1914..

Serial No. 807,208.

sion 9 is reduced, as shown at 10, and then enlarged in a substantially longitudinal cvlindrical portion 11 in which a longitudinal V-shaped groove 12 is formed. The bottom 13 of the groove is made to rise from the rear end of the extension toward the front of the same, the said groove ending substantially in the middle of the cylindrical portion 11, with the said bottom 18 of the groove curved at the said ending, so as to offer a greater resistance to the wedgeshaped portion 14 of the bead 15 fitting into the groove 12.

The V-shaped groove 12 and the wedge portion 14 of the head 15 have a large contacting surface for the solder which connects the head to the support. Due to the formation of the V-shaped groove or notch, the upper portion of the bead extends substantially over half of the length of the cylindrical portion 11 of the support; and as the bead is of a metal which is a good reflector of light, a large illuminated area will be formed at the most appropriate place on the bead, that is, at its upper part.

From the above it will be seen that the aim of my invention is to secure the bead to the support so that the same cannot be loosened therefrom by the vibration of the gun shot, and also to obtain a large illuminated area at the upper part of the bead on the support.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In a gun sight, a support having a longitudinally disposed V-shaped notch; and a bead having a wedge-shaped extension fltting snugly into said notch and integrally secured thereto, said head being formed of a good light reflecting substance.

2. In a gun sight, a support having a longitudinal cylindrical portion; a longitudinal V-shaped notch extending from the rear of said support substantially to the middle of said portion, the bottom of said notch rising from the rear to the front and being curved at the front end thereof; and a bead having a wedge-shaped portion fitting snugly into said notch and integrally secured thereto, said head forming a part of said cylindrical portion whereby said bead presents a large reflecting surface at its upper part.

3. In a gun sight, a support having a substantially cylindrical portion at its upcylindrical portion having a V-shaped per end, the rear part of said portion being name to this specification in the presence formed by a bead integral therewith, said of two subscribing Witnesses. bead being a good reflector for light and having a Wedge-shaped extension, and said J AMES RENXVICK STEWART.

Vitnesses CLAUDE W. DUBOIS,

FRANK ABBOTT.

groove engaging said extension.

In testimony whereof I have signed my Copiesof this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

